BoudinChicot

re: 15 time Trump voter but posting a picture of himself praying over someone is way too far

Posted by BoudinChicot on 4/13/26 at 10:59 am to hawgfaninc

You do realize that you are allowed minimal nuance to support someone while also calling them out for doing something fricked up.

re: Minneapolis may legalize adult bathhouses — allowing adults to engage in sexual activity

Posted by BoudinChicot on 4/9/26 at 8:31 am to Night Vision

Well there goes my breakfast appetite.

re: Try As You Might to Censor Me ---

Posted by BoudinChicot on 4/8/26 at 12:47 pm to bayou2

Behold the mighty mysticism of Bayou2

re: Israel “not consulted” and “not happy” about terms of the ceasefire

Posted by BoudinChicot on 4/8/26 at 11:03 am to Kinderman

Heard this morning they are still bombing Lebanon too.

Its high time we let our spoiled trust fund child fend for itself.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 4/1/26 at 11:51 am to Ihatethiscity

God gave us Cajuns plenty of gifts, height isn't one of them. Doesnt bother me a bit. Wife's hot, Im jacked, about to be more jacked now, life is good.

So the T clinic prescribed 100mg twice a week, thats way high for what im looking to start. Going 60 mg twice a week and see how I feel. Will update again here in a few months.

re: Kristi Noem has had a bad month

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/31/26 at 4:46 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

She cucked him with Lewandowski, he got revenge by releasing this.

Dont think the timing was accidental.

re: Shoulder Question…

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/29/26 at 10:24 am to OGTiger

Every single friend that has had a shoulder injury has gotten it from flat bench. The pressure it puts on your shoulder just isn't worth it.

I started getting shoulder impingement from flat bench 10 years ago, dropped it and never looked back. Use cables and machines for mid chest, incline or decline for compounds and your shoulders will thank you.

re: What are your top 3 go to workout tunes?

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/27/26 at 10:07 pm to Everyday Is Saturday

Amon Amarth-Put your back into the Oar. Illegal not to play this on back day.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/27/26 at 10:14 am to Uncle JackD

Insurance ended up not covering this shite anyway, so I called a clinic. Will update soon.

I still want to start low and slow and build up as needed. If I kept this much lean muscle without nuts I dont think ill need an astronomical amount. I figure starting around 120 . Will see what clinic says.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/27/26 at 7:49 am to Uncle JackD

Xyosted is the brand, its test E. Comes in an epi pen looking thing and goes up to 100mg

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/26/26 at 10:23 pm to LemmyLives

I looked up the one she prescribed me and it goes up to 75 and 100 mg max.

So unless 100 mg somehow magically does the trick and I can get it before my 3 month check up somehow, looks like its to the clinic for me.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/26/26 at 7:28 pm to Uncle JackD

Damn man, why would they even prescribe something that low.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/26/26 at 7:01 pm to Carson123987

I appreciate it man. Might have to hit you up, we'll see.

Update: Managed to convince doc on 50mg a week. I was happy about that until I got home and started reading that is a super low dose and might do more harm than good if it nukes my natural processing for such a low amount.

T vets, what are yall's thoughts?

She did say this was the 'beginner' dose and would re-assess in 3 months. Is it worth it to just wait the 3 months and see how it goes, or should I bite the bullet and go to a clinic?

re: Rep. Nancy Mace will not support troops on the ground in Iran

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/25/26 at 9:08 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer

Id like to drop some troops inside Nancy Mace.

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re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/24/26 at 8:13 am to Circumlocution

Thanks for the encouragement and glad to hear a success story!

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/23/26 at 10:13 pm to LemmyLives

Different ways to skin a cat for sure.

I'd be more disengaged if I went at it with that much calculation, but have mad respect for folks who keep detailed records. I just roll with what my body can do that day with a rough framework in mind and that has worked well for me. I've been doing this so long that I can pretty much feel when I've stimulated enough vs. overtraining. Even with the low T I feel ok while I'm in the gym, its the energy dump afterward and long recovery now. Definitely excited to up the intensity again once I can get on the right TRT plan and get through the doctor gauntlet.

I've also recently incorporated more stretching with light weight, and doing a smaller movement to pre-exhaust before moving to compounds. I used to always start with compounds straight away, pyramiding up. Luckily never had a major gym injury. I started getting shoulder impingement from flat bench and dropped that many years ago. I do a very dumbbell and cable focused routine (chest/biceps; shoulders/triceps; back/abs), and legs centered on hack squat and machines. Also hammer out a lot of Peloton for legs/cardio.

Would post pic but even removing my face I'm terrified of being doxxed and my shitposting on here somehow getting tied back to me irl.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/23/26 at 7:46 pm to LemmyLives

I just included a number as a guideline, I mostly go off of feel, 2-3 working sets per movement, 3-4 movements per body part. When the mind-muscle starts to fade i know im good on that movement.

Before I started feeling like my shite was falling apart, the working sets on my compounds would be in the 6-10 rep range, at or near failure. As an example, pyramid up to 100s on db incline, 2 working sets of 8-10.

Now that I apparently have no nuts and I wasnt feeling recovered anymore, nagging joint pain, I've changed the working sets to 12-15 rep range and dropped the weight some (75s in the case of incline). Body feels good but man I miss going heavy.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/23/26 at 6:40 pm to lsu777

Last time I used one of those smart scales I was around 19 percent, top abs are visible, havent seen bottom abs since Les Miles was coaching the Tigers.

Dont smoke, drink maybe 2 or 3 times a year. Sleep duration is usually 7 hr but I dont get much deep sleep at all according to the Garmin. Sleep score usually in the 70s-80s.

Like I said in OP im sure I could dial it in more and lose 10 lb or so but my diet is pretty clean and I do cardio 2-3x a week. All my numbers are good, BP, Cholesterol, RHR etc

I think im just lucky that I've been able to maintain foundational muscle mass with whatever is going on. Ive lifted 3-4x a week pretty consistently for over 25 years. Recovery started going to shite so I adapted from heavy training to failure to more volume in 12 rep range and thats helped with recovery and joints some. Just want to get back to feeling like a beast again.

re: Poast your supplement stack

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/22/26 at 10:35 pm to T1gerNate

Morning: Chris Bumstead preworkout, small creatine dose, greens powder, boswellia extract for joints.

Post workout: mix of whey and pea protein isolate, collagen powder, and Creatine in smoothie.

re: 39, Avid Weight Lifter, Total T 162

Posted by BoudinChicot on 3/22/26 at 9:03 pm to Uncle JackD

Hell yeah baw, God's country.

I appreciate all the advice everybody. I figured I'd get on TRT one day when I was in my 50's but here we are.

I'll update this thread with how things turn out.